KING ABDUL AZIZ
UNIVERSITY

The King Abdul Aziz University (PO Box 1540, Jeddah 21441), founded in
1967 (1386/87 AH), has 1,196 teachers and more than 34,000 students.

Established initially as a private university, King Abdul Aziz
University was converted to a state university in 1971 (1390/91 AH). It has the following
Faculties: Arts and Humanities, Earth Sciences, Economics and Administration, Education
(in Madinah), Engineering, Marine Sciences, Medicine and Allied Sciences, Meteorology, and
Science.

The University awards Masters degrees in Earth Sciences, Economics
and Administration, Education, Humanities, Marine Sciences, Meteorology and the
Environment, and Sciences. It awards Doctorates in Earth Sciences and Education.

The Research and Development Center (which forms part of the Faculty of
Economics and Administration), the International Center for Research in Islamic Economics
and the King Fahd Medical Research Center (all in Jeddah) are attached to the King Abdul
Aziz University.

KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (1)

The King Saud University (PO Box 2454, Riyadh 11451), founded in 1957
(1376/77 AH) as the Riyadh University and renamed in 1982 (1402/03 AH), has more than
2,500 teachers and more than 31,000 students. As one of the first institutions of higher
education in Saudi Arabia, it has on its register more than a quarter of all the Kingdom's
university level students (male and female) and more than one-third of all the Kingdom's
university and administrative staff.

There is also a College for Graduate Studies, a Center for Women's
University Studies and an Arabic Language Institute, a Center for Continuing Education and
an Institute of Languages.

KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (2)

The King Saud University admits women. As early as 1961-1962 (1381-1382
AH) women were allowed to enroll as external students in the Colleges of Arts and
Administrative Sciences. In 1975-1976 (1395-1396 AH), they were accepted as full-time
students. The Center for Women's University Studies was established a year later, to
provide a center for the development and supervision of all aspects of women's higher
education. Women students now pursue their studies in a wide range of subjects including
Arabic language, English language, geography, history, sociology and social work.

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY

The Islamic University (PO Box 170, Madinah), founded in 1961 (1380/81
AH), has 362 teachers and more than 3,000 students.

The University has Faculties of Islamic Law (Shari'ah), the Holy Qur'an
and Islamic Studies, Da'wa and Usul Al-Din, Islamic Traditions (Hadith) and Arabic
Language.

The Islamic University in Madinah is analogous to the Al-Azhar
University of Cairo. It is essentially a school of Islamic theology. While, in recent
years, the Al-Azhar of Cairo has expanded its field to secular programs of study such as
medicine and engineering, the Islamic University in Madinah continues to focus all its
resources on religious affairs.

Saudi students constitute almost 80% of the total enrollment. Foreign
students have come to the Islamic University from more than 70 countries.

KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY

The King Abdul Aziz University (PO Box 1540, Jeddah 21441), founded in
1967 (1386/87 AH), has 1,196 teachers and more than 34,000 students.

Established initially as a private university, King Abdul Aziz
University was converted to a state university in 1971 (1390/91 AH). It has the following
Faculties: Arts and Humanities, Earth Sciences, Economics and Administration, Education
(in Madinah), Engineering, Marine Sciences, Medicine and Allied Sciences, Meteorology, and
Science.

The University awards Masters degrees in Earth Sciences, Economics
and Administration, Education, Humanities, Marine Sciences, Meteorology and the
Environment, and Sciences. It awards Doctorates in Earth Sciences and Education.

The Research and Development Center (which forms part of the Faculty of
Economics and Administration), the International Center for Research in Islamic Economics
and the King Fahd Medical Research Center (all in Jeddah) are attached to the King Abdul
Aziz University.

IMAM MUHAMMAD BIN SAUD UNIVERSITY

The Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University (PO Box 5701, Riyadh),
founded in 1953 (1372/73 AH) and accorded university status in 1974 (1394 AH), has more
than 1,400 teachers and more than 28,000 students. The total number of female students
registered in 1994 (1414 AH) was 3,807.

The Imam Muhammad bin Saud University is an international educational
and cultural institution. It was formally inaugurated by Royal Decree in 1974 (1394 AH).
Currently the University is composed of several faculties. The High Judiciary Institute
was originally established in 1965 (1384/85 AH) for the purpose of graduating qualified
Shari'ah judges. The Faculty of Shari'ah (theology) was established earlier in 1953 (1373
AH) for the purpose of meeting the demand for qualified Ulama and preachers throughout the
country. The Faculty of Arabic Language and Social Science was originally established as
the Faculty of Social Science in 1970 (1390 AH) and was expanded in 1974 (1394 AH) by
adding an Arabic language major and a program in library science.

KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY (1)

The King Faisal University in Dammam and Hofuf (PO Box 1982, Dammam),
founded in 1975 (1395 AH), has some 778 teachers. The total student enrollment in 1994
(1414 AH) was 5,944, of which 2,859 were female.

The idea of establishing a university in the Eastern Region was
originated by the late King Faisal in 1974 (1394 AH). The then Crown Prince Fahd's efforts
brought into existence the King Faisal University, which was inaugurated during the
academic year 1975-1976 (1395-1396 AH) with two campuses. The first campus is in Hofuf in
Al-Hasa and it comprises the Faculties of Agriculture, and Veterinary Medicine and Animal
Resources. The second campus is located in Dammam and consists of the Faculties of
Medicine and Medical Sciences (established with the educational co-operation of Harvard
University) and of Engineering. The campus at Al-Hasa now also caters for female students
of home economics, medicine and dentistry.

KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY (2)

One of the main objectives of the University is to modernize teaching
methods. It is also committed to the development of study plans to serve the requirements
of the local environment. In this context, the University offers consultancy, guidance and
training programs for several bodies in the field of community service. The Community
Service Center in the University encourages teaching staff to develop technical skills (in
agriculture, commerce, education and engineering) to meet requirements at local community
level.

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM &
MINERALS

The King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (PO Box 144, Dhahran
31261) was founded in 1963 (1382/83 AH) under the name of the College of Petroleum and
Minerals with fewer than 100 students. In 1964 (1383/84 AH), the University decided to
admit other Arab and Muslim students along with Saudi students. The College was officially
inaugurated in 1965 (1384/85 AH) by the late King Faisal who, on that occasion, declared
that "it is a great pleasure for us to take part in inaugurating this great
institution, of which the least that can be said is that it represents one of the pillars
of our scientific, economic and industrial development". By 1974 (1394 AH), student
enrollment had increased to 1,500 and it was accorded university status in 1975 (1395 AH).

In December 1986 (1407 AH), the University became the King Fahd
University of Petroleum and Minerals. The University has some 600 teachers and, in 1994
(1414 AH), there were 5,902 students. The King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
can now claim to be a university with internationally acknowledged and respected standards
of academic and technical excellence in the fields of petroleum and mineral technology.

UMM AL-QURA UNIVERSITY

The Umm Al-Qura University (PO Box 407/715, Makkah), founded in 1979
(1399/1400 AH) and accorded university status in 1981-1982 (1401-1402 AH), had on its
register more than 15,000 students in the year 1994 (1414 AH), of whom more than 7,700
were female. Originally, this institution included Colleges of Shari'ah and Education and
an institute to teach Arabic language to non-Arabs, all of which functioned as branches of
the King Abdul Aziz University. Later Colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Arabic Language,
Applied Sciences and Engineering, Da'wa and Usul El-Din, Education (in Taif) and Social
Sciences were opened.

A number of scientific centers are affiliated to the colleges of this
University (for example, the Educational and Psychological Research Center, the Hajj
Research Center, the International Center for Islamic Education, the Scientific and
Engineering Research Center and the Scientific Research and Islamic Heritage Rejuvenation
Center). In addition, the Umm Al-Qura University co-operates with a number of foreign
universities and other academic institutions through scientific exchange and scholarships.